The combat is similar to x-com, but sufficiently unique from a heavy reliance on showy, character-specifc special abilities. There's nothing shocking mechanically. The story is linear and compelling enough, but sadly is just a basic vengance plot in a generic sci-fi dystopia. The writing surprised me as it actually had a few good jokes. The devs leaned heavily into the gameshow theme, perhaps a little too much with an announcer that comments on every action and fans that heckle you from the sidelines. There were a few glitches, but nothing game-breaking. The two noteworthy ones was once the camera got stuck under the map floor until I told a unit to attack, and a few times the enemy AI got stuck when calculating where to walk, pausing for a few seconds. The music is quite good, and graphics are generic but not ugly. Overal the game is fun and does its job. There's nothing amazing or horrible about it.
